Sarah Jane Cion

Sarah Jane Cion, also known by her pen name Sally Shields, is an American author and jazz pianist.

Music career

Sarah Jane Cion received the Boston Jazz Society Award in 1988.[1] She graduated from the New England Conservatory in 1990. In 1991, she was chosen as one of four pianists to attend the Banff School of Fine Arts, with faculty of Steve Coleman, Rufus Reid, Kevin Eubanks, Marvin Smith, Kenny Wheeler and Dave Holland.

In July 1996, she worked with Monty Alexander in his jazz workshop in Verbier, Switzerland. She won the 17th Annual Great American Jazz Piano Competition held in Jacksonville, in 1999.[2][3] The Sarah Jane Cion Trio was the opening act for the George Coleman Quartet at the Mellon Jazz Festival in Pittsburgh. The Trio was presented in concert by Savannah On Stage in March 2001, and at the Smithsonian Institution-Voice of America Stage in Washington D.C. in May 2001.

She has performed with many well-known artists including Clark Terry, Etta Jones, Anita O'Day, Carmen Leggio and James McBride. Her music has appeared on All My Children in the Pine Valley Inn scenes. She performed "Golden Song" in the movie Thor: The Dark World. She has toured Israel, Portugal, Japan, Germany, Austria and England.[4] She is married to bassist Phil Palombi.[5]

Discography

Year recorded Title Label Notes
1999? Indeed! Consolidated Artists with Antonio Hart and Tony Reedus
1999 Moon Song Naxos Most tracks trio, with Phil Palombi (bass), Billy Hart (drums); two tracks quartet, with Chris Potter (tenor sax) added
2000 Summer Night Naxos Most tracks trio, with Phil Palombi (bass), Billy Hart (drums); two tracks quartet, with Michael Brecker (tenor sax) added
2004? Lara's Lullabies CAP[6]

Books

Sarah Jane Cion has authored or contributed to the following music-related works:

  • Sarah Cion (4 June 2012). Lara's Lullabies: Studies for the Intermediate/Advanced Book and Recording Set. CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1-4752-8056-2.
  • A Baker’s Dozen: 13 Contemporary Jazz Etudes: Studies and Etudes for the Intermediate/Advanced
  • The Pianist's Jammin’ Handbook!
  • Steinway Library Of Piano Music: Jazz Piano — Pieces To Grow On (2006)
  • Cion, Sarah Jane (2005). Modern Jazz Piano: An Intermediate Guide to Jazz Concepts, Improvisation, Technique and Theory. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-0-634-08366-2. OCLC 60456540.

She has also authored several advice books under the pen name "Sally Shields":[7]

  • Sally Shields (2012). A Pond Beneath the Moon: A Book of Poems. CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1-4382-3914-9.
  • Sally Shields (2011). Naturally Thin Or Disciplined?: Insider Secrets of the Sexy and Slim!. Blooming Twig. ISBN 978-1-933918-96-9.
  • Sally Shields (2010). The Collaborator Rules: 101 Surefire Ways to Stay Friends with Your Co-Author!. Outskirts Press. ISBN 978-0-9747617-1-8.
  • Sally Shields (2009). The Daughter-in-Law Rules: 101 Surefire Ways to Manage (and Make Friends With) Your Mother-In-Law!. Blooming Twig. ISBN 978-1-933918-45-7.

References

  1. ↑ Colin Larkin (5 February 2004). The Virgin encyclopedia of jazz. Virgin Books. ISBN 978-1-85227-183-1.
  2. ↑ Matt Schudel (January 22, 2002). "Jazz Pianist Cion Laces Old Favorites With Her Own Works". Sun-Sentinel.
  3. ↑ "When women band together. (Interview)". The Women's Review of Books. December 1, 2000. Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  4. ↑ Naxos profile: Sarah Jane Cion
  5. ↑ Joe Pinchot (20 August 2015). "WaterFire bassist Phil Palombi has 'made it' in New York jazz scene". The Herald. Sharon.
  6. ↑ "Sarah Jane Cion | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Zan Stewart (2010-01-21). "Sarah Jane Cion at Cecil's Jazz Club in West Orange". The Star-Ledger.
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